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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Warm weather means summer road maintenance starts early this year

Earlier this week, crews finished sweeping the final Spring
Clean-Up routes. Between March and the beginning of May, over 15,000 lane
kilometres were swept with over 18,000 cubic meters of material collected.

With Spring Clean-up now complete, Roads crews are getting to
work on summer maintenance activities. These include:

Repairs to roadway surfaces, such as cracks, manholes, potholes, and sinkholes

Inspecting, grading and repairing gravel lanes

Maintaining over 1,400 hectares of boulevard green space along major roadways

Summer sweeping – continued road cleaning where needed throughout the summer

Although summer maintenance work typically begins in mid-June,
warm weather means crews will get an early start this year.

“Summer maintenance work is incredibly important,” said
Roads Maintenance Manager Bill Biensch. “Once the streets have been swept, we
spend the summer focusing on keeping Calgary roads safe for motorists,
pedestrians, and cyclists. Please watch for crews and give them plenty of room
to work this summer as they repair streets, sidewalks, gutters and back lanes.”

Boulevard
maintenance includes monthly mowing, spraying for weeds, and pest
management. Crews also respond to
concerns about long grass, dandelions and other weeds. If you see litter along
a boulevard, report it to 311 so that crews can clean it up.

All gravel
lanes in Calgary will be inspected, and those requiring maintenance will be
graded and
repaired. Issues that crews will be looking for include severe
drainage issues, low or high manholes, excavation issues, and sinkholes.

Help crews by paying attention to signs in your community.
Remove vehicles, bins, and any other obstacles from the street or gravel lane
when crews are working.